Manan Trivedi, the Democrat's choice to take on incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach in Pennsylvania's 6th District congressional race, accused Gerlach of racism because Gerlach has been describing Trivedi as a far left-winger who "doesn't share our values." Trivedi, a doctor, was a health policy advisor to Barack Obama. Gerlach aide Mark Campbell responded by saying Trivedi was the only one who used race in the campaign which happened when he asked Indian-American groups to contribute to his campaign solely because he descended from emigrants from India. Trivedi responded by accusing Campbell of racism and demanding he be fired.